To the Editor:

Since 2010, the LBI school board has been considering the issue of consolidating or not consolidating the LBI and Ethel Jacobsen elementary schools. If consolidated, which school would be kept, which school sold?

During this time, students have not been provided with the best environment conducive to learning. Repairs required in both schools for the safety of the students following Superstorm Sandy have not been done. The urgency has been overshadowed by the consolidation controversy.

October 19, 2016